The fight against grime and dirt. Every homeowner’s weekly cleaning challenge. And don’t get us wrong, it’s every cleaning companies daily cleaning challenge. But then your family wants a pet. You adopt a cutie pet from a local Calgary pet shelter, and fall in love. Little did we all think there’s a new cleaning challenge headed our way. Pet hair, pet dander, pet accidents, and so much more. As one of the best cleaning companies in Calgary, we wanted to share with you, from experience, what are the best per hair vacuums to buy.  In the following article, we’ll list our top five picks for vacuums to help you tackle that pesky pet hair in your home. We’ve done our research and tested them out, to find you the best vacuums of 2020, each one selected and sorted based on their price, power, ease of use, mobility, versatility and key features.

Let’s take a look at our number one pet hair vacuum pick.

#1 Shark APEX DuoClean Zero M

Top Calgary Cleaning Company Pick

Pros: Affordable, powerful, well-rounded

Cons: Need to occasionally clean soft bristle roll, small dust cup

This is by far our number one pick as one of the best pet hair vacuums, it is the most well-rounded, versatile and affordable vacuum for how powerfully it eliminates pet hair and messes around your home. Some key features of the Shark APEX that help it stand out from the crowd are its DuoClean head and Zero M Self-Cleaning technology. This simply means that it’s great for deep cleaning both shaggy, heavy carpets and smoothly zapping up messes on hard floors. You can be free to move from floor to floor, all while using the tailored bristles on the brush-roll to sort through pet hair to keep your vacuum head clean and free of hair. No scissors required.

Some of the best qualities and features of the Shark APEX are its easy maneuverability with the swivel head while maintaining powerful suction, it’s lift-away canister for getting under couches and chairs, and LED lights to spot those hard to see messes. It even has a fully sealed canister with a HEPA filter to keep dust and dander under control. This is especially helpful if you have sensitivities or allergies.

Purchase includes a 12” Crevice tool for those hard-to-reach places by the food bowl or dog bed, an upholstery tool for couches and chairs, as well as an amazingly powerful motorized pet power brush for those stuck on hairs and stairs. Remember to spray an anti-static carpet product on your carpets and furniture to make your pet hair removal process a breeze.

As you can see, we couldn’t speak more highly of this great vacuum. If you’re looking for an alternative crowd favorite for a slightly cheaper price, check out the Shark Rotator Lift Away. Beware, there are no LED lights though!

Price: $379.99

#2 Shark Navigator Pet Pro Zero M

Best Bang for your Buck

Pros: Most affordable

Cons: No DuoClean or LED lights

Similar to our Top Pick, we have another Shark brand vacuum, the Shark Navigator. I promise we aren’t being paid for this article!

The Navigator is definitely the best vacuum for the cheapest price. It has many similar benefits and features to the Shark APEX, but also has a few key differences. Firstly, there is no DuoClean, so the soft bristle brush isn’t there to help be more gentle on hardwood, and it’s not as effective at picking up different sized messes on hard, and bumpy or textured, floors compared to the APEX. You may have to sweep over the same spots a couple of times since it also has reduced suction. However, keep in mind that these differences are minimal. So if you’re looking for the best pet hair vacuums, and on a budget, this also puts less of a dent in your wallet, the Navigator just might be your new best friend!

P.S. it doesn’t have the LED lights either! We personally find the lights to be super handy while cleaning up tough to see crumbs and dust, so we couldn’t go without it. But we’ll let you be the maker of your own purchasing decisions.

Price: $249.99

#3 Dyson V11 Absolute Cordless Vacuum

Powerfully Portable

Pros: Portable, Lightweight and Powerful

Cons: Expensive

Our next pick is the Dyson V11 Absolute. This vacuum is a beautiful work of art, making cleaning your house feel like less of a chore and more of a blissful hobby. The smoothness and lightweight feel of using the V11 Absolute is worth the hefty price tag, as it’s also extremely unforgiving on the largest of messes. Whether it’s fluffy, clumpy pet hair in your carpets or crushed Cheerios and Fruit Loops all over the kitchen floor, the V11 will absolutely destroy anything it comes across. It’s three cleaning modes and automated power means it automatically adapts its power settings across all floor types, efficiently saving you battery to maximize its astounding 60-min run time. That is so much power in such a tiny package.

Price: $899.99

#4 Miele Complete C3 Cat & Dog Powerline

Powerfully Quiet

Pros: Extremely quiet, powerful, and comfortable

Cons: Needs bags, separate attachment for hardwood floors

Next up is the Miele Complete C3 Cat & Dog Powerline vacuum. This vacuum is both pricey and powerful, but unlike its pricey counterpart, the Dyson V11, it’s heavy-duty and corded, and meant for all messes and built to last. The life span of this vacuum is well tested, and with proper maintenance of the vacuum head to free it of hairs and replacing bags and filters, it’s predicted to last you up to 20 years! It is well worth the money if you’re willing to spend your hard-earned cash to invest in this vacuum and its accessories.

The best feature of the C3 is the noise reduction feature to keep your skittish furry friends feeling safe and comfortable. Its sound-optimized motor and extra insulation provide a quiet clean for the entire family.

The downside to the ease of use of this vacuum is the separate attachment heads for carpets and floors. However, the extremely soft bristles and lack of wheels on the floor attachment will guarantee that your vacuum will take extra good care of your hardwood floors. It’s an especially good vacuum to own if the majority of your home is hardwood, and using the C3 is an extremely comfortable experience. From the sleekly designed handle and long-reaching stick to the smooth tiny wheels and lightweight body, cleaning with a heavy-duty vacuum has never been easier. After your clean, just press the button to automatically rewind the cord, slide the easy lock handle to attach to the body and you’re done.

Price: $899.99

#5 iRobot Roomba i7

Robot Cleaner

Pros: Automated, dual rubber rolls for carpets and floors

Cons: Gets stuck on thick, shag rugs

Our final pick is the future of cleaning. Never has is it been easier to clean with a robot in the house. Some of the coolest features include:

Smart Mapping: The Roomba automatically makes a detailed map of your house after the first few cleans using smart laser technology.

Scheduling and Alexa: Use the minimalist app from Amazon to schedule cleans and spontaneously ask Google to clean your kitchen!

Selective Room Cleaning: Store up to 10 maps and select specific rooms to be cleaned, as well as no-go zones for the Roomba to avoid.

Dual-Rubber Bristles: With two alternate spinning rolls and a varied bristle design, your Roomba will never get tangled in hair, and you don’t need to worry about cleaning up your robot.

Of course, with something this easy to set up and use there have to be some downsides. One of the biggest downsides of the Roomba is after initial mapping, if the docking station or “home base” is moved, it will be unable to reorient itself and identify your floor plan. As well, this robot and hassle-free lifestyle come at a couple of costs: the $750 price tag and the time you have to spend cleaning the shaggy rug your robot keeps getting stuck on.

P.S. If you have the money, splurge to get the Roomba i7+ for a self-cleaning docking station and single bag that allows for almost 3 months of use.

Price: $749.00

Its always best to call in a professional carpet cleaning company to clean up any pet accidents on your carpets, and they will also be able to pull the pet hair and dander out of the carpet and underlay. But you want to do as much preventive carpet care as you can, after your pet has an accident. here are some links to products that will help you keep your carpets safe, until you book your professional local carpet steam cleaning company

Bissell Pet Hair Eraser – Handheld

Bissell Multi-purpose portable cleaner

That’s it for our review of our top 5 pet hair vacuums for tackling pet hair, and a bonus couple of suggestions for tackling pet urine and feces in your home, should a pet accident occur. We hope this article helped you narrow down your decision on which vacuum suits your needs and helped you find the right one to fit your Calgary house cleaning budget.